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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, May 5

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Apr 28May 5May 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

275 head

▼ 387 vs last sale 662▲ 62 vs year ago 213 · +29.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

45 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 53▼ 10 vs year ago 55 · −18.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 7▲ 4 vs year ago 2 · +200.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Good demand for all feeder classes. Slaughter classes sold steady with good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $314.15/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −76.02 against this barn's trailing median of $390.16.

Average price

$314.15

39 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,692

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$59.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.75

vs KY average

−18.67 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	529	324.90	1,717	32
Medium and Large 2-3	584	265.00	1,548	7thin

One grade step is worth $59.90/cwt here — about $170 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale39 hd

314.15

—

KY average24 barns · 1,295 hd

330.89

−16.75

National average172 barns · 12,542 hd

332.82

−18.67

This barn, trailing median27 sales

390.16

−76.02

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

27 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $441.67, low $322.89, median $390.16 across 27 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,391	149.61	2,080	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,290	143.16	1,847	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,580	131.75	2,082	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	962	112.36	1,081	9thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,335	$2,075	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,045	$2,375	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,250	$2,625	1thin

Every lot

52 lots · USDA AMS · Kentuckiana Livestock Market - Owensboro, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	230	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	1,017	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	305	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	1,284	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	1,695	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	413	421.01/cwt	419.00–423.00	1,739	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	395.76/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,888	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	323.26/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,833	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	630	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,733	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	708	312.38/cwt	305.00–313.00	2,212	13
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,277	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	235	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	768	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	313	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,030	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	381	389.45/cwt	388.00–390.00	1,484	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	441	354.34/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,563	42
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	320.49/cwt	320.00–321.00	1,516	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	504	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,719	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,652	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	564	302.67/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,707	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	584	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,548	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	645	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,548	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	663	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,724	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	684	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,963	15
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	695	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,599	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	700	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,400	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,691	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	778	236.11/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,837	6
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	880	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,936	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	352	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,549	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	369	394.92/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,457	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	400	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,284	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	443	383.32/cwt	365.00–396.00	1,698	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	463	345.56/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,600	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	493	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,479	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	509	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,731	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	561	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,795	15
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	296.46/cwt	290.00–298.00	1,728	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	643	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,826	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	722	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,971	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,193	122.38/cwt	112.00–130.00	1,460	3
Bulls	—	—	1,398	178.43/cwt	170.00–185.00	2,494	2
Bulls	—	—	1,473	153.05/cwt	145.00–160.00	2,254	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	103.84/cwt	100.00–112.00	976	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	142.18/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,479	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,274	158.19/cwt	150.00–162.00	2,015	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,279	139.61/cwt	130.00–146.00	1,786	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,363	125.52/cwt	125.00–126.00	1,711	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,580	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,228	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,580	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,936	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	180.62/cwt	168.00–194.00	1,396	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,750	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,335	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1

This sale against other markets

Kentucky weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Kentuckiana Livestock Market - Owensboro, KY

Mon May 5, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 275Last week 662Year ago 213

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 53Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 7Year ago 2

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Good demand for all feeder classes. Slaughter classes sold steady with good demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	141.00	141.00
1	—	1,580	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,040	135.00–150.00	142.18
7	—	940	100.00–112.00	103.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,279	130.00–146.00	139.61
2	—	1,363	125.00–126.00	125.52
4	—	1,274	150.00–162.00	158.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,473	145.00–160.00	153.05
2	—	1,398	170.00–185.00	178.43
3	—	1,193	112.00–130.00	122.38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	381	388.00–390.00	389.45
42	400–450	441	325.00–360.00	354.34
2	450–500	473	320.00–321.00	320.49
1	500–550	510	324.00	324.00
13	550–600	564	290.00–315.00	302.67
5	650–700	663	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	735	230.00	230.00
6	750–800	778	230.00–239.00	236.11
1	850–900	880	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	500–550	504	341.00	341.00
15	650–700	684	287.00	287.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	327.00	327.00
2	300–350	313	329.00	329.00
7	550–600	584	265.00	265.00
4	600–650	645	240.00	240.00
1	650–700	695	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	700	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	369	390.00–400.00	394.92
12	400–450	443	365.00–396.00	383.32
7	450–500	463	335.00–350.00	345.56
10	550–600	583	290.00–298.00	296.46
4	600–650	643	284.00	284.00
9	700–750	722	273.00	273.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	352	440.00	440.00
12	500–550	509	340.00	340.00
15	550–600	561	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	321.00	321.00
2	450–500	493	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	442.00	442.00
1	300–350	305	421.00	421.00
1	350–400	395	429.00	429.00
2	400–450	413	419.00–423.00	421.01
15	450–500	477	385.00–405.00	395.76
3	550–600	567	320.00–330.00	323.26
2	1000–1050	1,035	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	700–750	708	305.00–313.00	312.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	275.00	275.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	2,625.00	2,625.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	175.00	175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	773	168.00–194.00	180.62

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	2,375.00	2,375.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,335	2,075.00	2,075.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.